The information on registered seafarers is not in all cases complete. As new sources are studied, information on engagements and medals etc. will be added to some of the already registered seafarers.
Olav Ediam Bjerke
- Date of birth
- December 3, 1889
- Date of death
- March 27, 1942Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Horten
- Place of living
- Langgata 8, Horten
- County
- Vestfold
- Service
- Rank
- 1. Maskinist (Maskinsjef)
- Education
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 11719. NY 555.
Gift med (jf. London-kort): Margit Emilie Bjerke.
Våre Falne:
BJERKE, OLAV EDIAM, maskinmester, Horten. Født 3. desember 1889 i Horten, s. av maskinist Oskar Kristoffersen og Inga f. Bjerke, f. 1872. Gift 1929 i New York med Margit Kristiansen, f. 1896 i Halse. 2 barn. Maskinisteksamen 1914, seilte deretter med forskjellige båter, tok motormaskinisteksamen i U.S.A. 1934. Var under krigen maskinmester på M/T STIGSTAD som gikk mellom England og Amerika. Senere maskinmester på D/S EQUIPOISE og omkom da skipet ble torpedert 27. mars 1942.
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- Den norske tankflåten som reddet Storbritannia (1940)*Enlisted M/T Stigstad as 1. maskinist (maskinsjef)
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Våre Falne
Ellis Island og andre New York passasjerlister, 1820-1957 - MyHeritage
Engagements (2)
- Ships
- D/S Equipoise
- Nationality
- Panama
- Rank
- 1. Maskinist (Maskinsjef)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Baltimore, MD, USA
Date: 10/17/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Omkom ved torpedering
Date: 3/27/1942
- Ships
- M/T Stigstad
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 1. Maskinist (Maskinsjef)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Oslo
Date: 10/12/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 7/3/1941
Voyages
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Medals (0)
Going through new source material in order to document the war sailors and their history is an ongoing and extensive effort, and there exist no complete register over decorations awarded. Infomation about medals will therefore be registered gradually and be based on different source materials. The war sailors were awarded medals both during and after the war. Do you want to read more about decorations, then please study this page: Decorations
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